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Tryplasma duncanae

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae

Taxonomy
Tryplasma duncanae was named by Merriam (1973). Its type specimen is USNM 159374 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Tryplasma duncanae Merriam p. 37 figs. Plate 1, figures 26-28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyTryplasmatidaeEtheridge 1907
subfamilyTryplasmatinaeEtheridge 1907
genusTryplasmaLonsdale 1845
speciesduncanae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tryplasma duncanae Merriam 1973
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1973Small solitary Tryplasma with elongate subcylindrical n1ature corallum having repeated re- juvenescence rims and prominent septal grooves. Calice deep and flat-bottomed with near vertical sides and septa which are vertical rows of short trabecular spines. Lateral attachment processes developed in nepionic and neanic growth stages.